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FDNY Firefighter II under V-N bridge
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No: 40045   Contributor: Phil Bklyn   Year: 2016   Country: United States of America
FDNY Firefighter II under V-N bridge

FDNY Fireboat "Firefighter II" flowing 50,000 gpm to honor the incoming commander of Ft Hamilton Army Garrison on July 27, 2016.

See more info on the vessel at;
http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-products/specialty-vehicles/articles/910052-FDNYs-new-fireboat-arrives-in-NY-Harbor/

The low-lying building in the background is Battery Weed of Fort Wadsworth, scene of the last shot fired at the end of the American War of Independence.
"…The last shot of the war was reportedly fired on this day, as a British gunner fired a cannon at jeering crowds gathered on the shore of Staten Island, as his ship passed through the Narrows at the mouth of New York Harbor. The shot fell well short of the shore.[2] " See more info at;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York)

Phil, Bklyn
Picture added on 11 August 2016 at 15:38
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